Trio faces heroin charges after drug probe

MASHPEE — Three people were arrested Tuesday as a result of a three-month investigation into heroin distribution at a home on Mohawk Road.

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Posted Mar. 12, 2014 at 2:00 AM

Posted Mar. 12, 2014 at 2:00 AM

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MASHPEE — Three people were arrested Tuesday as a result of a three-month investigation into heroin distribution at a home on Mohawk Road.

Edward J. Harper, 38, was charged with possession of heroin with intent to distribute after police executed a search warrant at his home at 17 Mohawk Road and seized an undisclosed amount of heroin, cutting agents, packaging materials and a scale, according to a Mashpee Police Department statement.

Jermaine L. Peters, 38, of Mashpee, was charged with being present where heroin is kept and Vanessa E. Dumaine, 26, of Falmouth, was charged with possession of heroin, according to the statement.

All three were taken to the Mashpee Police Department and are scheduled to be arraigned today in Falmouth District Court.

The investigation was conducted by the Mashpee Police Department's detective bureau, the Massachusetts State Police, the Cape Cod Drug Task Force and the Yarmouth Police Department.